Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) 6 Battalion has recovered four gold bars from an abandoned cattle shed in Hudapara village of Damurhuda upazila, Chuadanga.
The gold was reportedly stored for illegal smuggling into India. However, the house owner accused in the case remains at large.
The information was disclosed in a press release issued by Lieutenant Colonel Nazmul Hasan, Director of Chuadanga Battalion (6 BGB), on Friday morning (Feb 28).
According to the press release, BGB was informed that a consignment of gold was hidden in an abandoned cattle shed near a border-side house in Hudapara, intended for smuggling into India.
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Acting on the tip-off, a BGB team from Hudapara Border Outpost (BOP) conducted a raid on Thursday evening (Feb 27) at the abandoned cattle shed near the residence of Harun, son of late Ramzan Ali Khan. During the search, they successfully recovered four gold bars.
Lieutenant Colonel Nazmul Hasan told the media, “The estimated market value of the seized gold is Tk 2,84,30,150. A case has been filed at Damurhuda Model Police Station by Nayek Iqbal Hossain in this regard. The confiscated gold bars will be deposited at the Chuadanga Treasury Office.”